Exercise Associated with Longer Survival after Brain Cancer Diagnosis

People with brain cancer who are able
to exercise live significantly longer than
those who are sedentary, scientists at the
Duke Cancer Institute report. The finding,
published the Journal of Clinical
Oncology, adds to recent research that
exercise improves how people with cancer
feel during and after treatments, and
may also extend their lives.

Although the study was not designed
to test whether regular exercise actually
causes longer survival among people
with brain cancer, it established a strong
correlation that could give doctors and
brain cancer survivors a more accurate
prognosis of long-term survival. Study
participants who reported engaging in
regular, brisk exercise – the equivalent
of an energetic walk five days a week
for 30 minutes – had significantly prolonged
survival.

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This article was printed from copingmag.com and was originally published in Coping® with Cancer magazine,
September/October
2011.